Drifter Everyday Carry EDC Pocket Folding Knife with Liner Lock: Stainless Steel Plain Edge Blade, G10 Handle, Pocket Clip, 6450K

This knife is everything you would want in an EDC. It has enough heft to to feel good in the hand, but light enough to vanish while clipped to your pocket. The blade has an elegant shape and is razor sharp right out of the box. In my opinion, this knife represents a lot of quality for a relatively low price. This is my first CRKT purchase, but will likely not be my last.

I purchased this as a gift for a friend who had shown an obvious need for an EDC knife and was slowly warming up to the idea of carrying. After looking at numerous lightweight sub 3" EDC options, I decided to be conservative and get a CRKT Drifter. It was half the price of the next knife on my list. For a first-time knife, I decided to rule out some other assisted-opening options. I was gobsmacked at the quality of the knife upon unboxing, and after spending a few days with it deploying it to smooth out the action (highly recommended...it comes out of the box quite stiff), I may have to stifle a tear when I hand it over to him, it's that good. Initial sharpness is sufficient. It passes the paper cutting test. Perhaps not as impressive as a knife costing 20x the price (another recent purchase, mentioned later), but satisfyingly good. The G10's grippiness is ideal. Just right for a confident hold, yet not too grippy to ruin clothing. The knife only comes in a tip down configuration, which seems to be universally condemned right now, but I greatly prefer it here. It helps fill the hand when deployed and allows for a far better grip on the distal handle edge where a secure grip is always more difficult to achieve...especially on a compact knife. The clip is on the tight side out of the box. I would advise bending it out a bit if it doesn't loosen through use, and also to sand away some of the G10 beneath it in order to save your clothing. Sadly for lefties, it's right-side carry only. The blade-shape is even better looking "in person", with the only concern being a subtle but eye-pleasing rear up-sweep that might give people buying at this price point a slight problem when re-sharpening. It's very similar in size to my old beloved 1st gen Cold Steel Voyager (at 1.6 oz.), which is no longer made. However, it seems FAR more robust in build and in handling, at a fraction of the cost of the old affordable Voyager, and giving up only a little under an ounce weight penalty. Milled liners would knock off a tiny bit of weight from the Drifter, but would have probably driven the knife up to another price point, something CRKT is always keenly aware of. The knife can be taken apart, another win (how many non-pinned knives are there available anywhere close to this price point?). For the past week I've had the Drifter, a new Spyderco Goddard Sprint Run, and a Microtech SOCOM Elite clip point (perhaps one of the very last ones available, alas) on my desk and I'll be damned if I'm not absentmindedly playing with the Drifter more than the other new blades combined. Worth 2-3x the price.

I have had two of these knives. Bought most recent one two and a half years ago. It's my every-day pocket carry, and I use it every single day for a wide range of tasks. It fits perfectly in a right-front fifth pocket on typical jeans. The clip is very solid. The thumb screws on the blade make it very easy to open the knife one-handed. The thumb spring in the body locks the blade open very safely, and is also easy to activate with the holding hand to fold the knife one-handed. I have used the blade on many materials, including cutting things on pavement or stone. It holds its edge very, very well. When it has gotten dull, I have sharpened it up with a hand-held sharpener (steel and teflon for rough and fine sharpening) and it sharpens back up very nicely. The blade has not chipped anywhere. I have used it in wet and/or dirty/muddy settings and, while I of course clean, dry, and oil it after such, I am happy that to this day it has not a single visible spot of corrosion anywhere. For the money, this knife is fantastic and I'll keep buying them (this is my second one only because I lost my first one). I have given this knife as a gift and not regretted it. Frankly, I'd consider this knife a bargain for twice the price. One note: if you intend to use this knife for fighting, it doesn't have a huge thumb-guard; but I bought this knife to use it daily, not for knife-fights. Very highly recommended overall: an excellent everyday knife at a very budget-friendly price.

La navaja llegó en la fecha indicada por amazon, y la verdad estoy contento con la adquisición. Es una navaja chica y discreta pero sin dejar de ser práctica. Es mi primera navaja y también la primera que compro de la marca crkt, pero siento que en general los materiales y acabados son buenos y de calidad. Es un poco mas pesada de lo que imagine, pero ese no es un problema. Me habría gustado que se pudiera cambiar de posición el clip de sujeción y que hubiera llegado con mejor filo de fábrica (corta pero no afeita y no pasó la prueba del papel). En conclusión, es una buena navaja, ideal para edc. Se siente recistente y duradera pero aún no la he probado como debe ser, despues de un tiempo de uso subiré la actualización para ver que tal va.

What can I say.....Wow!!! Best small knife I have. A new favorite and has earned a place in my everyday carry pouch. Came in very sharp and I loved the non-slip handle. Just the right size, not intimidating but will get the job done. Highly recommended.

Good product, good delivery. High quality knife, would recommend. Only downside is the price has gone up since they have been released, but it's still a good price/quality ratio.

Navaja perfecta para tu EDC urbano. Destaco principalmente su ligereza (no notaras que la llevas en el bolsillo), su excelente filo (viene muy afilada de fabrica) y su seguro liner lock. Calidad precio fantástica. Es una de mis opciones favoritas par portar a diario.

大きさ・使い勝手文句なく最強の一品です。最初の一本に選びたいナイフだと思います。